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Minnesota: 17 flu-related deaths confirmed, though season waning

Associated Press

Posted:
02/28/2013 12:01:00 AM CST

Updated:
02/28/2013 08:57:58 PM CST

Flu-related deaths in Minnesota are continuing even as the influenza season wanes.

The Minnesota Department of Health said Thursday that another 17 flu-related deaths were confirmed last week. That brings the number of flu-related deaths in Minnesota to 165 since the start of this flu season.

Minnesota's flu outbreak peaked in January and since then flu activity has declined sharply.

Health officials said 31 people were hospitalized last week with laboratory-confirmed flu. That compares with hundreds of people per week during the height of the flu outbreak.